KALE 
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Tall Green Curled Scotch— Grows 3 feet high, 
bearing long, plumed, light-green leaves which are 
deeply cut and curled at edges. Very hardy and 
abundant. 60 days. 
KOHLRABI 
CULTURE: Kohlrabi produces an edible bulb that 
is cubed or sliced and cooked like Turnips, but 
has sweeter flavor. Sow in late spring for fall 
market. Plant in 24 inch rows and thin to 12 inches 
apart in the row when seedlings are well estab- | 
lished. Cultivate like beets. 
VARIETIES:— 
Purple Vienna — Plant is about 10 inches tall, bear- | 
ing a bulb about 2 inches in diameter, globular 
in shape, with purple skin and white flesh. 60 days. | 
White Vienna — Plant about 12 inches tall, with 2 | 
inch bulbs that are light green in color, white in- | 
side. Flesh is mild and tender. 60 days. 
White Vienna Forcing — Short top, early strain of | 
White Vienna which also has superior flavor, tex- | 
ture, and uniformity. 52 days. 
LEEK 
CULTURE: An onion-like plant which does not 
form bulbs but grows in a long, thick stem which 
is eaten like green onions, or boiled. Stem is 
blanched by hilling up with dirt during growing 
season. Plant in shallow rows 18 inches apart in the 
Spring and thin out later on to six inches between 
plants in the row. Or sow in hotbeds in the Fall 
and transplant in the Spring for early use. Tops 
and roots should be trimmed off during transplant- 
ing, and plants should be set deep so necks will be 
well blanched. 
VARIETIES:— 
American Flag — Large, strong - growing, broad - 
leaved type which is hardy and productive. Stems 
are about 7 inches long and almost 3 inches thick | 
with dark green fan-shaped leaves. 150 days. 
LETTUCE 
CULTURE: Cool growing weather and rich moist 
soil produce the best lettuce, altho some varieties 
stand heat and drouth fairly well. Seed may be > 
sown in hotbeds and then transplanted early in the 
Spring; or it can be planted in rows out in the 
field as soon as the ground can be worked in the 
Spring. For home garden use, successive sowings 
will keep the family in fresh lettuce thru the gar- 
den season. Loose-leaf varieties should be thinned © 
in the row to 4 or 5 inches apart; head lettuce 
should be thinned to 15 inches apart in the row. 
SHIPPING TYPES:— 
Cornell 456 — An Imperial type which stands sum- 
mer heat and resists tip burn well and early bolt- 
ing. Heads are compact, medium sized, well formed, 
dark green. 80 days. White seed. 
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